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Liche bombers

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes a T1 then Advanced Aircraft Plant by 10 minutes to field Liche atomic bombers with Highwind escort around 10:00, a unique air plan for Tech that strikes toward the middle and enemy base.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (100%)

#air #push · 5 distinct matches · 2 players · 0% of Armada Tech games · team won 4 of 5 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT

T2 air bombers from 10:03 · 1% of role by thenFrom the Advanced Aircraft Plant. Only 1% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 13:01
Advanced Aircraft Plant in 100%2% of all Tech games by then
Aircraft Plant in 100%8% of all Tech games by then
Oracle in 100%1% of all Tech games by then
Highwind in 80%1% of all Tech games by then

Where those units first fight, in 5 games with kill data: in the middle 60%, on their own side 40%.

Those units destroy a typical 4,320 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Highwind (26% of army), anti-nuke (18% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Aircraft Plant by 9:35

0:03Open standard mex and wind, drop a Bot Lab for early cons.
by 4:03Push Advanced Bot Lab and Advanced Metal Extractor as usual for team.
by 9:10Build an Aircraft Plant instead of pure ground T2 supply.
by 9:35Queue Advanced Aircraft Plant right after the T1 plant.
10:08+Pump Liche bombers with Highwind and Oracle escort, then keep scaling eco.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 5 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH

10:00
21:03
33:15
45:00
5

PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 11:03 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

1
Up to the Bot Lab
0:00 – 1:03
Economy
- 3Mex
- 5Wind
Order
1. Bot Lab ~1:03after 3 mex, 5 winddone ~1:20, middle half 1:15–1:34
Some games also: energy storage (40%)
By 1:03 in all: 3 mex · 5 wind
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
1. 0:03Mex ×3
2. 0:34Wind ×4
3. 0:58Bot Labdone 1:15 · typical 1:20
2
Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab
1:03 – 3:15
Economy
- 1Mex
- 7Wind
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Advanced Bot Lab ~3:15after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:03, middle half 3:56–4:07
Builders
- 3 Con turret
- 3 Lazarus
- 1 Con bot
- 1 Con bot for allies
Some games also: converter (40%)
By 3:15 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret
The example game in this phase · 14 steps
1. 1:15Lazarus ×2
2. 1:33Con botfor Air
3. 1:34Wind ×2
4. 1:49Con bot
5. 1:58Lazarus ×2
6. 2:07Con turret
7. 2:28Mex
8. 2:29Con turret
9. 2:30Wind ×2
10. 2:41Converter ×2
11. 2:53Wind ×3
12. 3:06Energy storage
13. 3:06Con turret
14. 3:21Advanced Bot Labdone 4:00 · typical 4:03
3
Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00
3:15 – 5:00
Builders
- 2 T2 con bot for allies
Army
- 1 Fatboy for allies
Some games also: converter (40%) · wind (40%)
The standard build makes here, this one skips: 3 wind
By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 19 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret
The example game in this phase · 4 steps
1. 4:01T2 con botfor Geo
2. 4:12Fatboyfor Ponddone 4:37
3. 4:38T2 con botfor Air
4. 4:49T2 mexdone 5:11 · typical 5:20
4
5:00 to Aircraft Plant
5:00 – 9:16
Economy
- 33Wind
- 8Converter+5 vs standard
- 1Metal storage
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Aircraft Plant ~9:16after 65 wind, 10 converter, 7 con turretdone ~9:26, middle half 9:01–9:29
Builders
- 4 Con turret +4 vs standard
- 8 Butler +2 vs standard
- 3 T2 con bot for allies
Some games also: Butler for allies (40%)
By 9:16 in all: 4 mex · 65 wind (standard 43) · 10 converter (standard 5) · 2 energy storage · 1 metal storage · 7 con turret (standard 3)
The example game in this phase · 49 steps
1. 5:02T2 mex ×2
2. 5:57Wind
3. 5:57T2 con botfor Geo sea
4. 5:59Wind ×4
5. 6:18Butler
6. 6:20Wind
7. 6:24T2 mex
8. 6:24Butler
9. 6:27Wind
10. 6:33Butler ×4
11. 7:17Wind ×2
12. 7:21Butler
13. 7:23Wind ×2
14. 7:27Butler
15. 7:28Wind ×3
16. 7:33T2 con botfor Beach sea
17. 7:35Wind ×3
18. 7:38Converter
19. 7:43Wind ×3
20. 7:50Converter
21. 7:51Wind
22. 7:51T2 con botfor Pond
23. 7:55Wind ×5
24. 8:07Converter
25. 8:08Wind ×5
26. 8:18Converter
27. 8:19Wind
28. 8:20T2 con botfor Suicide front
29. 8:20Wind
30. 8:21Con turret
31. 8:23Wind ×3
32. 8:30Converter
33. 8:30Con turret
34. 8:31Wind ×6
35. 8:48Con turret
36. 8:49Wind
37. 8:50Converter
38. 8:50Wind ×2
39. 8:53Con turret
40. 8:55Wind ×2
41. 8:57Metal storage
42. 8:57Wind
43. 9:01Converter
44. 9:03Wind
45. 9:04Energy storage
46. 9:04Wind ×4
47. 9:12Converter
48. 9:12Wind
49. 9:16Aircraft Plantdone 9:29 · typical 9:26
5
Aircraft Plant to T2 air bombers
9:16 – 10:03
Economy
- 21Wind
- 4Converter+2 vs standard
Order
1. Advanced Aircraft Plant ~9:36after 75 wind, 12 converter, 9 con turret
2. T2 air bombers ~10:03after 88 wind, 14 converter, 9 con turretdone ~10:44, middle half 10:13–10:54
Builders
- 1 Con aircraft
Some games also: con turret (40%) · scout plane (40%)
By 10:03 in all: 4 mex · 88 wind (standard 60) · 14 converter (standard 8) · 2 energy storage · 1 metal storage · 9 con turret (standard 3)
The example game in this phase · 122 steps
1. 9:16Wind ×3
2. 9:22Converter
3. 9:22Wind ×4
4. 9:29Con aircraft
5. 9:30Wind ×2
6. 9:31Converter
7. 9:35Wind
8. 9:35Advanced Aircraft Plantdone 10:02 · typical 10:02
9. 9:37Wind ×2
10. 9:41Converter
11. 9:41Wind ×6
12. 9:52Converter
13. 9:54Wind ×5
14. 10:03Lichedone 10:44 · typical 10:44
15. 10:03Wind
16. 10:03Converter
17. 10:06Wind ×4
18. 10:14Converter
19. 10:14Wind ×6
20. 10:25Converter
21. 10:27Wind ×6
22. 10:40Converter
23. 10:41Wind
24. 10:44Converter
25. 10:44Wind
26. 10:44Oracle
27. 10:48Wind ×3
28. 10:52Converter
29. 10:53Wind
30. 10:53Highwind
31. 10:55Wind ×2
32. 10:58Converter ×2
33. 11:00Highwind
34. 11:01Wind ×4
35. 11:07Highwind
36. 11:07Wind
37. 11:08Converter
38. 11:10Wind
39. 11:13Highwind
40. 11:13Wind ×4
41. 11:18Converter
42. 11:19Highwind
43. 11:20Wind ×2
44. 11:25Highwind
45. 11:26Wind ×2
46. 11:27Converter
47. 11:28Wind ×2
48. 11:31Highwind
49. 11:32Wind ×2
50. 11:37Highwind
51. 11:38Wind ×2
52. 11:38Converter
53. 11:41Wind
54. 11:43Highwind
55. 11:44Wind ×2
56. 11:47Converter
57. 11:47Wind ×2
58. 11:49Highwind
59. 11:51Wind ×2
60. 11:55Highwind
61. 11:56Wind
62. 11:57Converter
63. 11:57Wind ×3
64. 12:01Highwind
65. 12:03Wind ×2
66. 12:06Converter
67. 12:07T2 con aircraft
68. 12:07Wind ×5
69. 12:16Converter
70. 12:18Wind
71. 12:18Con turret
72. 12:18Advanced Fusion Reactordone 14:57
73. 12:20Wind ×2
74. 12:22Con turret
75. 12:25Converter
76. 12:25Wind ×2
77. 12:28Con turret
78. 12:28Wind ×4
79. 12:35Converter
80. 12:37Wind ×3
81. 12:45Converter
82. 12:46Con turret
83. 12:46Converter
84. 12:47Wind ×3
85. 12:53Con turret
86. 12:55Converter
87. 12:55Wind
88. 12:55Converter
89. 12:56Con turret
90. 13:00Wind ×2
91. 13:04Converter ×2
92. 13:06Wind ×4
93. 13:14Converter ×2
94. 13:18Wind ×2
95. 13:24Converter ×2
96. 13:25Wind ×4
97. 13:33Converter ×2
98. 13:37Wind ×4
99. 13:44Converter ×2
100. 13:49Wind ×2
101. 13:53Converter ×2
102. 13:56Wind ×4
103. 14:04Converter ×2
104. 14:07Wind ×2
105. 14:13Converter
106. 14:15Wind
107. 14:15Converter
108. 14:15Wind ×3
109. 14:23Converter ×2
110. 14:27Wind ×3
111. 14:31Converter
112. 14:33Wind
113. 14:34Converter
114. 14:39Wind ×2
115. 14:43Converter ×2
116. 14:46Wind ×2
117. 14:50Converter
118. 14:51Wind ×2
119. 14:53Converter
120. 14:57Con turret
121. 14:57Advanced Fusion Reactor
122. 14:58Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (47 OS, 06/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:45 · in 100% of games
5 T2 con bot to Geo or Air or Pondfirst at 4:20 · in 80% of games
1 Fatboy to Pondfirst at 4:28 · in 60% of games
2 Butler to Geo seafirst at 7:44 · in 40% of games

You get

1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:49 · in 80% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

This build
Standard tech

Metal produced

020k40k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

02k4k6k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

01k2k3k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

5 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Metal produced: Standard tech	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: Standard tech	Own metal lost: This build	Own metal lost: Standard tech
1:00	384	383	0	0	0	0
2:00	918	915	0	0	0	0
3:00	1750	1641	0	0	0	0
4:00	3184	3155	0	0	0	0
5:00	4880	4865	0	0	0	0
6:00	5769	5808	0	0	0	0
7:00	7321	7230	0	0	0	0
8:00	9222	9097	0	0	0	0
9:00	12464	11248	0	0	0	0
10:00	17392	13584	0	0	0	0
11:00	20316	16433	760	0	0	0
12:00	23196	20006	2850	0	700	0
13:00	27881	23753	2850	0	900	0
14:00	30202	27556	4770	79	2500	99
15:00	36278	31667	4770	309	2900	229

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won more often than the standard build and produced far more metal by 15:00, but traded that for much higher own losses once the bombers engaged.

+ Destroyed 4770 enemy metal by 15:00 vs 400 for standard build.
+ Metal production reached 17392 by 10:00 vs 13553 standard.

− Own metal lost jumped to 1940 by 15:00 vs 260 standard.
− Delays the role's usual T2 ground supply, only 1% of role games go air this early.

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Syphos

47.0 OS · 06/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
4147 metal received · 121786 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:20Middle 50%: 1:15–1:34 · n=5

Advanced Bot Lab4:03Middle 50%: 3:56–4:07 · n=4

Advanced Metal Extractor5:20Middle 50%: 5:11–5:53 · n=5

Aircraft Plant9:26Middle 50%: 9:01–9:29 · n=5

Advanced Aircraft Plant10:02Middle 50%: 9:26–10:06 · n=5

Liche10:44Middle 50%: 10:13–10:54 · n=5

Fusion Reactor13:54Middle 50%: 13:02–14:16 · n=3

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UsurpeR05/10/2026 · 44 OS↗UsurpeR14/09/2026 · 47 OS↗UsurpeR23/08/2026 · 52 OS↗Syphos15/08/2026 · 42 OS↗Syphos06/08/2026 · 47 OS↗Supreme Isthmus v2.1
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Naval balance tweaks off

Liche bombers

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

5:00 to Aircraft Plant

Aircraft Plant to T2 air bombers

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

Syphos

Typical milestones

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